[HTML][HTML] High concentrations of folate and unmetabolized folic acid in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women and umbilical cord blood

L Plumptre, SP Masih, A Ly, S Aufreiter, KJ Sohn… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background:Mandatory fortification, prevalent supplement use, and public health guidelines
recommending periconceptional supplementation have increased folic acid intakes in North …

COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations and mortality of adults with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada

…, A Durbin, R Balogh, E Lin, L Palma, L Plumptre - Disability and health …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Across and within countries there is a need to understand how the COVID-19
pandemic has impacted populations of individuals with intellectual and developmental …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnant Canadian women achieve recommended intakes of one-carbon nutrients through prenatal supplementation but the supplement composition …

SP Masih, L Plumptre, A Ly, H Berger, AY Lausman… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Folate, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, and choline are involved in one-carbon
metabolism and play critical roles in pregnancy including prevention of birth defects and …

[HTML][HTML] Low serum vitamin B-12 concentrations are prevalent in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women

CE Visentin, SP Masih, L Plumptre, TH Schroder… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: Among Canadian women of reproductive age, 5% and 20% have serum
vitamin B-12 concentrations indicative of deficiency (<148 pmol/L) and marginal status (148–220 …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal choline status, but not fetal genotype, influences cord plasma choline metabolite concentrations

CE Visentin, S Masih, L Plumptre, O Malysheva… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Choline deficiency during pregnancy can lead to adverse birth outcomes,
including impaired neurodevelopment and birth defects. Genetic variants of choline and one-…

The association of breastfeeding duration and early childhood cardiometabolic risk

…, D Mason, J Omand, N Persaud, L Plumptre… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the association between breastfeeding duration and early childhood
cardiometabolic risk. Study design A cross-sectional study of 1539 healthy children, 3-6 …

Health care utilization and outcomes of patients seen by virtual urgent care versus in-person emergency department care

…, JE Tarride, S Mondoux, JM Paterson, L Plumptre… - CMAJ, 2023 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Virtual urgent care (VUC) is intended to support diversion of patients with low-acuity
complaints and reduce the need for in-person emergency department visits. We aimed …

Clinical and economic impact of a community-based, hybrid model of in-person and virtual care in a Canadian rural setting: a cross-sectional population-based …

…, M Green, C Peixoto, R Mahdavi, L Plumptre… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the clinical and economic impact of a community-based, hybrid
model of in-person and virtual care by comparing health-system performance of the rural …

Fetal one-carbon nutrient concentrations may be affected by gestational diabetes

E Barzilay, A Moon, L Plumptre, SP Masih, KJ Sohn… - Nutrition research, 2018 - Elsevier
Both insufficiency and excess of one-carbon nutrients (folate, choline, vitamins B6 and B12)
during pregnancy have been associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, …

Longitudinal analysis of sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk in young children

L Plumptre, LN Anderson, Y Chen, S Carsley… - Childhood …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: The aim of this study is to determine if sleep duration in early childhood is
associated with cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in later childhood as assessed by a CMR cluster …